shipwrecks
1Shipwrecks of Tasmania — are Shipwrecks which have occurred in and around the archipelago of islands that make up the island state of Tasmania, Australia.Tasmania is an island and since the time of European colonisation by the British but prior to the advent of aviation …
2Shipwrecks of Western Australia — Over 1400 ships have been wrecked on the coast of Western Australia. This very large number of Shipwrecks of Western Australia is due to a number of factors, including * a long and very rocky coastline * at certain times of the year powerful… …
3Shipwrecks of the 1913 Great Lakes storm — This is a list of shipwrecks during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913.References*Brown, David G. (2002). White Hurricane . International Marine / McGraw Hill. ISBN 0 07 138037 X. *cite web|title=Great Lakes Vessel Wrecks|work=Maritime History of the… …
4Shipwrecks of the inland Columbia River — Steamboats on the Columbia River system were wrecked for many reasons, including striking rocks or logs ( snags ), fire, boiler explosion, or puncture or crushing by ice. Sometimes boats could be salvaged, and sometimes not. CollisionCollision… …
5shipwrecks — n. remains of a destroyed ship; destruction or sinking of a ship; destruction, ruin v. destroy or sink a ship; be sunk, be destroyed (of a ship); shatter, destroy, ruin …
6List of shipwrecks of Isle Royale — Shipwrecks of Isle Royale= Isle Royale has been an obstacle to shipping on Lake Superior since the earliest days. Upon its reefs, more than 25 major wrecks occurred. Many were refloated, most never left. Still to be found beneath the waves of… …
7List of shipwrecks — Contents 1 Africa 1.1 East Africa 1.2 North Africa 1.2.1 Algeria …
8Archaeology of shipwrecks — The archaeology of shipwrecks is the field of archaeology specialised in the study and exploration of shipwrecks. Its techniques combine the ones of archaeology with those of diving.It is necessary to understand the processes by which a wreck… …
9Rottnest Island shipwrecks — The following list of shipwrecks off Rottnest Island (coord|32|0|S|115|31|E|type:isle) shows twelve larger and surveyed wrecks close to the island, which is off the Western Australia coast. The wrecks are listed in chronological order.Since the… …
10Abandoned Shipwrecks Act — The Abandoned Shipwrecks Act is a United States piece of legislation passed into law in 1988 meant to protect historic shipwrecks from treasure hunters and salvagers by transferring the title of the wreck to the state whose waters it lies in.… …
